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The Metabolism of the City: The Mathematics of Networks and Urban Surfaces
Author(s) -
Weinstock Michael
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1275
Subject(s) - urbanization , track (disk drive) , association (psychology) , dual (grammatical number) , compact space , computer science , sociology , mathematics , biology , epistemology , ecology , pure mathematics , philosophy , operating system , linguistics
How might we best track the accelerating demands of global urbanisation? Michael Weinstock, Director of Research and Development at the Architectural Association (AA) in London, proposes a mathematical approach to uncovering the dynamics of cities. He advocates a dual method that reveals any city's particular metabolism by simultaneously mapping its physical shape ‐ its compactness and densities ‐ and its flows of energy, information and materials. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.